In many states, the top election official is the secretary of state, an elected position just like those for governor or ...

Supporters of a measure to create a commission to study potential reparations for slavery in Maryland have rallied next to ...

Habeas corpus is a fundamental US legal protection that allows individuals to challenge unlawful detention in court.

The final race of the 2024 election has finally been decided after Republican Judge Jefferson Griffin conceded to Justice ...

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North Carolina Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin has abandoned his legal fight to gain a seat on the state Supreme Court.

As the nation’s colleges and universities respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s “race-neutral” admissions mandates and the ...

Tillis has a political incentive to block Trump’s nominee to serve as the top federal prosecutor in the District of Columbia, ...

"The conservative legal movement has emerged as a formidable force in modern-day American jurisprudence," said John Deaton, a ...

A Trump-appointed federal judge rejected a bizarre GOP attempt to disenfranchise voters after they cast their ballots.

The decision ruled that attempts to retroactively change the rules of the 2024 election and to not count lawful ballots would ...

In North Carolina, a Republican candidate for the state’s Supreme Court has conceded the election, more than six months after ...